Saturday, November 09, 2013

Toyota Continues Vehicle Recalls

More than a year after Toyota Motor Corporation recalled 780K vehicles to fix a problem in the rear tie rod, the
company has recalled the vehicles again after reports that the problem
remains, reported The New York Times. The company had recalled
18K 2010 Lexus HS 250h autos and 760K Toyota RAV4 SUV of model years
2006 to 2011 in Aug 2012, following several complaints.

Inspections by Toyota and the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration revealed that the nuts on the rear suspension arms were
not fixed firmly, which could lead to corrosion and cause the arms to
separate. While Toyota believed that the problem had been solved after
the recall, some dealers reported otherwise.

Recently, Toyota recalled
369,000 vehicles worldwide, including about 235,000 in the U.S., roughly
74,000 in Japan and 37,500 in Europe to fix a hybrid-system problem.
The SUV transistors get overheated in the hybrid system, which makes the
vehicle halt abruptly.

Toyotais also recalling 169,000 vehicles
including Lexus IS 350, IS 350C and GS 350 made between 2006 and 2011,
to repair an engine bolt defect. These vehicles also face the problem of
halting suddenly as bolts get loose in the variable valve timing
control device.